Uncommit

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cancel being committed to something; to release from obligation. transitive

    "For now, the brief answer is: believing that I am always free to uncommit myself is not the same as having reason to think that I will do so."

  2. 2
    To undo a change that had been applied. transitive

    "to uncommit a transaction"

Example

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"For now, the brief answer is: believing that I am always free to uncommit myself is not the same as having reason to think that I will do so."

Etymology

From un- + commit.

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